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Genesis 1:7

וַ יַּעַשׂ אֶלֹהִים אֶת הָ רָקִיעַ וַ יַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַ מַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִ תַּחַת לָ רָקִיעַ וּ בֵין הַ מַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵ עַל לָ רָקִיעַ וַ יְהִי כֵן

And elohim is making אֶת-the stamped-space, and he is dividing in between the Dual-Waters who are from underneath into the Stamped-space and in between the Dual-Waters who are from above into the stamped-space,18b and he is becoming an upright.19


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Strong’s #3651, ken. Upright, firm, erect, base, pedestal. From kun (#3559) to be set upright. Supposedly used in many figurative or non-literal ways, i.e. thus, right, so, honest, etc. BDB admits that the meaning is “sometimes to be elicited from the context.” That is, made up or guessed. Whether a particle or adverbial word or a noun in many of these places is anyone’s guess. It represents an upright support, or base.

“…the basin and אֶת-his stand [ken].” Ex. 31:9 literal

Another word, koh (#3541), is obviously more fitting for thus or so as found in Gen 15:5, 22:5, etc.